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An incense in the shape of a half opened folding fan with an ink painting of a wild horse galloping.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Incense container (kogo 香合)

Artist Miyagawa Hannosuke (Makuzu Kozan II) 宮川香山 (Japanese, 1859 - 1940)
DateMeiji period (1868-1912)
Place of originJapan
MediumGlazed ceramic
Dimensions1 x 2 x 3 1/8 in. (2.6 x 5.1 x 7.9 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Sandra G. Saltzman
Object number2012.8.29
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Visual DescriptionAn incense in the shape of a half opened folding fan with an ink painting of a wild horse galloping.
An incense container in the shape of a kawasemi, a kingfisher.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Miyagawa Toranosuke (Makuzu Kozan I) 宮川香山
Meiji period (1868-1912)
A lidded incense container with the design of a white rabbit sitting on a rock on its cover.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Miyagawa Toranosuke (Makuzu Kozan I) 宮川香山
19th-20th century
An incense container in the shape of a clutch of plover chicks huddled together in a nest with pointillist details on a warm white ground.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Miyagawa Chozo (Makuzu Chozo) 宮川長造
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
An incense container in the shape of a lotus root.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Miyagawa Chozo (Makuzu Chozo) 宮川長造
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
An incense container in the shape of a kasa, a straw hat with color enamel and gold decoration on the inside.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Miyagawa Chozo (Makuzu Chozo) 宮川長造
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
An incense container in the shape of a Japanese macaque, also known as a snow monkey.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Nin’ami Dohachi (Takahashi Dohachi II) 仁阿彌道八
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th-mid 19th century
An incense container in the shape of a stylized melon.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Suwa Sozan II 諏訪蘇山(二代)
20th century
A domed square incense container with contoured edges and corners. Two rabbits painted on the lower part of the front in white glaze over green like a hill against the unglazed brown body of the piece. Both rabbits are outlined in gold lacquer and have red lacquered eyes.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Kuze Kyuho II 久世久寶 （二代)
Showa period (1926-1989)
An incense container in the shape of a wild goose.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Raku XI Keinyu 楽慶入
Meiji period (1868-1912), c. 1845-1871
An incense container in the shape of a wild goose.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
19th-20th century
An incense container in the shape of a so-called a Sumo wrestling referee fan with two inscribed characters, happiness and longevity.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
This incense container has wonderful areas of relief around the horses, with raised ridges, branches, and points suggesting movement and forming botanical backgrounds. The shape is an allusion to the zakuro (pomegranate), a Japanese symbol of prosperity (based on the huge number of seeds).
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Raku X Tannyu 楽旦入
Edo period (1615-1868), c. 1826-1845

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